Todidae
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Todidae is a small family of colorful, insect-eating birds known as todies, which are native to the Caribbean and related to kingfishers and bee-eaters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Todidae canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7865213 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Todidae Context triple: [Coraciiformes, containsFamilies, Todidae]
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A.
Pedionomidae
Pedionomidae is a small family of ground-dwelling birds, commonly known as plains-wanderers, native to Australia and notable for their quail-like appearance and unique evolutionary lineage within shorebirds.
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B.
Doradidae
Doradidae is a family of South American freshwater catfishes commonly known as thorny or talking catfishes, noted for their bony armor and ability to produce sounds.
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C.
Belidae
Belidae is a family of primitive weevils within the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts and association with specific host plants.
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D.
Chacidae
Chacidae is a family of freshwater catfishes known as frogmouth catfishes, characterized by their broad, flattened heads and sedentary, ambush-predator lifestyle in Southeast Asian waters.
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E.
Tiphiidae
Tiphiidae is a family of parasitic wasps within the superfamily Vespoidea, known for their role as parasitoids of beetle larvae.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Todidae Target entity description: Todidae is a small family of colorful, insect-eating birds known as todies, which are native to the Caribbean and related to kingfishers and bee-eaters.
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A.
Pedionomidae
Pedionomidae is a small family of ground-dwelling birds, commonly known as plains-wanderers, native to Australia and notable for their quail-like appearance and unique evolutionary lineage within shorebirds.
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B.
Doradidae
Doradidae is a family of South American freshwater catfishes commonly known as thorny or talking catfishes, noted for their bony armor and ability to produce sounds.
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C.
Belidae
Belidae is a family of primitive weevils within the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts and association with specific host plants.
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D.
Chacidae
Chacidae is a family of freshwater catfishes known as frogmouth catfishes, characterized by their broad, flattened heads and sedentary, ambush-predator lifestyle in Southeast Asian waters.
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E.
Tiphiidae
Tiphiidae is a family of parasitic wasps within the superfamily Vespoidea, known for their role as parasitoids of beetle larvae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | todies ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
bright green upperparts
ⓘ
long flattened bill relative to body size ⓘ red throat patch in many species ⓘ |
| firstScientificDescriptionCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| flightPattern | weak fluttering flight ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
sallying from perches
ⓘ
sit-and-wait insect hunting ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | understory ⓘ |
| geographicEndemism | Caribbean endemic ⓘ |
| hasMember | Todus ⓘ |
| includedSpecies |
Todus angustirostris
ⓘ
Todus mexicanus ⓘ Todus multicolor ⓘ Todus subulatus ⓘ Todus todus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Greater Antilles ⓘ |
| nestSite |
earth bank
ⓘ
rotten stump ⓘ |
| nestType | burrow nest ⓘ |
| numberOfGenera | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpecies | 5 ⓘ |
| order | Coraciiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage | colorful ⓘ |
| prey |
insects
ⓘ
spiders ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat |
thickets
ⓘ
tropical forest ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Alcedinidae
ⓘ
Meropidae ⓘ Momotidae ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays white eggs ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalBillShape |
broad and flattened
ⓘ
slightly decurved upper mandible ⓘ |
| typicalTailShape | short tail ⓘ |
| typicalWingShape | short rounded wings ⓘ |
| vocalization | high-pitched calls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Todidae Description of subject: Todidae is a small family of colorful, insect-eating birds known as todies, which are native to the Caribbean and related to kingfishers and bee-eaters.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.